“In Tempe, Arizona, a merry band of liberty-loving Santas gift-wrap speed cameras — with special attention to the lenses. It’s a very merry Christmas indeed for drivers in the Phoenix area…” more, including video.

H/t Brad Spangler

New Subversion Squares have been added to the NJ Alliance of the Libertarian Left site!

“Reclaim your life – seize liberty”
“Undermine the state – build alternatives”
“Talk to neighbors – not to cops”

Subversion squares are great for cheap handouts, or for leaving in places where they aren’t supposed to be! You can do them double sided or just print the first page. Cut them into four squares and you have yourself some subversion!

I am looking for comments and suggestions about the squares, so please don’t hesitate to leave comments.

If you want to get more involved in the Alliance of the Libertarian Left, check out the Ad Hoc Global Organizing Committee.

True liberty for all!

…and somebody already made a picture with the exact same saying I came up with.

Oh well. Take that, Jesus.

You only have until January 2 to get discounted shipping on Bring a Gun to School Day. Orders made before January 2 will receive free shipping to anywhere in the US, and international shipping rates are reduced.

If you’ve been following this blog, you may have noticed my posts have lately been short. I am busy with several projects at the moment. Expect announcements next week.

Relatively new info about the Greek situation can be found on the blog of agorist Royce Christian.

For those of you interested in hypothetical political scenarios, I have one you could think about: Suppose a powerful nation or group of nations intervene in Greece to put down unrest. Who is likely to do so, what would their goals be, what form would their intervention take, and what would probable and/or proper responses be?

While you think about that, enjoy this picture I found on Facebook.

“We would like to encourage all of our friends and comrades in the
Northeast of North America and beyond to plan demonstrations and direct actions in their local cities and towns, at police stations, prisons and jails, courthouses, Greek consulates and specific corporations contributing to the repression of our communities, of the Greek uprising and of peoples movements worldwide.” (read more)

“…the president’s message on progress in the region was having trouble competing with the videotaped image of the angry Iraqi who hurled his shoes at Bush in a near-miss, shouting in Arabic, ‘This is your farewell kiss, you dog!’ The reporter was later identified as Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt.

“In Iraqi culture, throwing shoes at someone is a sign of contempt…” – Associated Press

I think a shoe to the head sends a clear message no matter what culture you’re used to.

It’s Monday – might as well be Metal Monday. And few songs are more metal than “Enemies of Reality” by Nevermore.

Mike Gogulski, Stateless Person:

Bratislava resident renounces American citizenship, becomes stateless person

BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA, 10 December 2008 – Citing US war, human rights abuses, rapacious state capitalism and hypocrisy, Bratislava resident Michael Gogulski announced today that he has renounced his United States citizenship and become a stateless person as a means of “political divorce”.

Gogulski, 36, renounced his citizenship on 8 December 2008 at the American embassy in Bratislava, surrendering his US passport and culminating a two-week process and months of personal preparations. He currently awaits a Certificate of Loss of Nationality of the United States confirming his loss of American citizenship. As Gogulski has no other citizenship, he is now a stateless person… (read the rest)

I applaud Mike for his courage and perseverance.

In case you haven’t heard:

Rioting continued in multiple Greek cities the day after 15-year-old Andreas Grigoropoulos was shot and killed by police in the neighborhood of Exarchia. Athens saw the largest and most violent clashes, people are saying that central Athens looks like a war zone and the international media are calling the riots the worst [sic] since the 1973 coup. The police responsible for Andreas’ death are being charged with manslaughter. Witnesses have refuted their claims that they merely fired into the air when attempting to disperse the crowd that Andreas was a part of.

According to Christian Science Monitor:

“The feeling is anger,” says John Gelis, a 28-year psychologist, shortly before joining the march. “A kid was killed just like that. It’s a sign of arrogance by the police. It’s an act against democracy.”

Mr. Gelis joined in the riots on Saturday night, saying the targets of the unrest included banks and multinational companies, not small businesses. “No one has anything against the little owners.”

But some small businesses had been ransacked, including a family-run computer store in the heart of Exarchia. Business owners and residents say they are weary of the unrest.

The issue of which businesses were targeted and why is certainly important to me. Of course I recognize that the crowds are not homogenous, and that its members can have different reasons for their actions. I do applaud the Greeks for standing up to the state and I hope that they keep their targets reasonable. I will be watching this situation with interest.